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The^^rfestern Carolinian
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1977 Vol. XLIII, No. 13 CULLOWHEE, N.C.
Break-ins hit WCU
A series of possibly related, but amateur break-ins
occurred last week on the Western Carolina campus
which Security, Chief Pritchard Smith called "strange
and nonprofessional."
On the evening of November 8, a first floor window
was broken out to gain entry to Hoey Auditorium where
two turntables, two amplifiers, and one electric voice
were found missing lhe following morning.
Then between late Wednesday evening and early
Thursday morning a series of related break-ins
occurred. Chief Smith theorizes that the evening's
evenls look place as follows: two to three individuals
entered a classroom building adjoining the Supply
Store and broke into twelve vending machines, taking
an unaccountable amount of goods and money. The)
then broke into the University Supply Store ihrough a
window next to the theater arts department.
lhe individuals. Supply Store employes discovered,
took ten sample men's Josten class rings, two
typewriters, and several I'entel pens. Next to the
doorway to the Supply Store there were found several
the a
A number of important leads arose when Security
began ils investigation, mostly because of the
ineptitude of the thieves. In the woods across from the
Supply Store security officers found one of the
typewriters, a large fitted sheet containing 100 packs of
cigarettes, candy . and several sels of scales taken from
Stillwell Science building, and two bags with candy and
drinks from the classroom building. Another lead
discovered with the other items was a theater arts book,
lhe book was later found lo have been stolen from a
sludenl about three weeks ago.
Chief Smith said. "We don't give them credit for
being smart. Why not take the watches, and there was
a bag of warm-up suits at the door that they totally
overlooked." Smith also said. "Honestly, 1 don't
believe it is one of our college students, unless they're
out of their right minds."
When asked if there had been any similar crimes
Committed in the last few years, reference was made to
a very professional group from Western Carolina
caught using crowbars in Gatlinburg and Bryson City a
Turn to Page 3, please.
~~jtl
Electrical fire burns ThetaXi
An electrical fire erupted in the upstairs bedroom of
the Theta Xi house early Sunday morning causing
extenisve damage to the upper portion of the house.
The fire was reported about 2:12 a.m. by one of the
Theta Xi brothers who called it in from the Pi Kappa
Village down the road.
Cullowhee fireman Clarence Pressley said they
arrived on the scene about 2:20 a.m. and that. "It all
happened so fast. We had it under control in thirty
minutes all hough it was beginning to blaze pretty good
when we got there. If we hadn't been there within
eight minutes, the whole house would have burned."
Damage to the house was estimated between
SI0-S12.000. mostly smoke damage along with some
damage to the roof.
Pressley said most of the occupants got out without
any problems except for one couple who were trapped
in an upstairs room and had to jump out the window .
Pressley illustrated the speed of the fire department
by saying. "The boy who found the fire went to the Pi
Kappa Village; by the time he got there, made the call
and had come back to the Theta Xi house, we were
already there."
"When we first got there, we thought we might lose
it." Pressley said. He noted they asked for backup
assistance from the Sylva volunteers who arrived on the
scene about ten minutes after the Cullowhee unit.
lhe Svlva unit didn't stay long according to Pressley
because, "they saw we had it under control, so they
turned back around."
Even though the fire was under control by 3 a.m..
Pressley said their unit staved until about five to make
sure the fire was completely out.
"A lot of the boys lost all their stuff because they
weren't there." according to Pressley who noted that
many of the one ' o were there were carrying some of
their belonging t when they arrived.
Presslcv said tins was a very unfortunate occurence
because not only did many of the members lose their
belongings, but thev also lost their place of residence.
He added thai Chancellor Robinson has offered some
of the members residency in his house as have many
Other local residents.
lhe Cullowhee fire department wasn't finished for
the weekend as Dr. Yvonne Phillips called in a fire
around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night.
Presslev said it was a small chimney fire that caused
"only a little smoke damage."
Pressley also reminds the Cullowhee residents that
the Cullowhee fire department is strictly a volunteer
group. "All these men have full-time jobs and we
receive absolutely no pay for our work."
JIM GOLDSTON PHOTO
Darrell Lipford ran for 241 yards against
Marshall last week to become the first running
back in N.C. lo reach 4,000 career yards. He now
leads the nation in scoring and is sixth in rushing
nationally.
WCU to have bell tower?
by EDDIE YANDLE
Senate Reporter
A bill to build a campus clock in front of the
University Center passed through the senate Monday
night by acclamation.
lhe bill, sponsored bv Sen. Al Lagano and former
Sen. Joe Plan/, requested a campus clock and bell
tower be constructed because it would establish a set
universitv time, it would be visible to most people on
campus, and it would add beauty to the center of the
A favorable report was given the bill by Sen. Brenda
Harmen who reported for the University Services
Committee although the committee offered some
amendments.
One of the amendments was to make it a revolving
digital clock instead of a bell tower because many
senators felt that the hourly chines from the clock
would distrub people.
Sen. I.agano said he agreed t ie digital clock would
serve the purpose except. "1 real y don't know what it's
going to look like, except something you'd put in front
Turn to Page 3, please.
Inside today...
Mr. Tolleson and Mr. Lipford lead the nation in
recieving and scoring as Western prepares for battle
with ASU. See page 8 for details.
Robbie Vannoy psyched for Saturday's game... More
on Page 9.
s basketball teams batten down
n Pages 8 & 9.
UC offers a good deal on a swamp... See Page 13 for
when and how.
The Geologist's Revenge, on Page 7.
Dr. Stillion and June Benson study campus
obstacles to handicapped students, story on Page 3.
Carolinian Newsbriefs, Page 2.
Circle K shines, Nomad accepts, Flewellen
speaks, Mizerak shoots. English Club meets, and

The^^rfestern Carolinian
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1977 Vol. XLIII, No. 13 CULLOWHEE, N.C.
Break-ins hit WCU
A series of possibly related, but amateur break-ins
occurred last week on the Western Carolina campus
which Security, Chief Pritchard Smith called "strange
and nonprofessional."
On the evening of November 8, a first floor window
was broken out to gain entry to Hoey Auditorium where
two turntables, two amplifiers, and one electric voice
were found missing lhe following morning.
Then between late Wednesday evening and early
Thursday morning a series of related break-ins
occurred. Chief Smith theorizes that the evening's
evenls look place as follows: two to three individuals
entered a classroom building adjoining the Supply
Store and broke into twelve vending machines, taking
an unaccountable amount of goods and money. The)
then broke into the University Supply Store ihrough a
window next to the theater arts department.
lhe individuals. Supply Store employes discovered,
took ten sample men's Josten class rings, two
typewriters, and several I'entel pens. Next to the
doorway to the Supply Store there were found several
the a
A number of important leads arose when Security
began ils investigation, mostly because of the
ineptitude of the thieves. In the woods across from the
Supply Store security officers found one of the
typewriters, a large fitted sheet containing 100 packs of
cigarettes, candy . and several sels of scales taken from
Stillwell Science building, and two bags with candy and
drinks from the classroom building. Another lead
discovered with the other items was a theater arts book,
lhe book was later found lo have been stolen from a
sludenl about three weeks ago.
Chief Smith said. "We don't give them credit for
being smart. Why not take the watches, and there was
a bag of warm-up suits at the door that they totally
overlooked." Smith also said. "Honestly, 1 don't
believe it is one of our college students, unless they're
out of their right minds."
When asked if there had been any similar crimes
Committed in the last few years, reference was made to
a very professional group from Western Carolina
caught using crowbars in Gatlinburg and Bryson City a
Turn to Page 3, please.
~~jtl
Electrical fire burns ThetaXi
An electrical fire erupted in the upstairs bedroom of
the Theta Xi house early Sunday morning causing
extenisve damage to the upper portion of the house.
The fire was reported about 2:12 a.m. by one of the
Theta Xi brothers who called it in from the Pi Kappa
Village down the road.
Cullowhee fireman Clarence Pressley said they
arrived on the scene about 2:20 a.m. and that. "It all
happened so fast. We had it under control in thirty
minutes all hough it was beginning to blaze pretty good
when we got there. If we hadn't been there within
eight minutes, the whole house would have burned."
Damage to the house was estimated between
SI0-S12.000. mostly smoke damage along with some
damage to the roof.
Pressley said most of the occupants got out without
any problems except for one couple who were trapped
in an upstairs room and had to jump out the window .
Pressley illustrated the speed of the fire department
by saying. "The boy who found the fire went to the Pi
Kappa Village; by the time he got there, made the call
and had come back to the Theta Xi house, we were
already there."
"When we first got there, we thought we might lose
it." Pressley said. He noted they asked for backup
assistance from the Sylva volunteers who arrived on the
scene about ten minutes after the Cullowhee unit.
lhe Svlva unit didn't stay long according to Pressley
because, "they saw we had it under control, so they
turned back around."
Even though the fire was under control by 3 a.m..
Pressley said their unit staved until about five to make
sure the fire was completely out.
"A lot of the boys lost all their stuff because they
weren't there." according to Pressley who noted that
many of the one ' o were there were carrying some of
their belonging t when they arrived.
Presslcv said tins was a very unfortunate occurence
because not only did many of the members lose their
belongings, but thev also lost their place of residence.
He added thai Chancellor Robinson has offered some
of the members residency in his house as have many
Other local residents.
lhe Cullowhee fire department wasn't finished for
the weekend as Dr. Yvonne Phillips called in a fire
around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night.
Presslev said it was a small chimney fire that caused
"only a little smoke damage."
Pressley also reminds the Cullowhee residents that
the Cullowhee fire department is strictly a volunteer
group. "All these men have full-time jobs and we
receive absolutely no pay for our work."
JIM GOLDSTON PHOTO
Darrell Lipford ran for 241 yards against
Marshall last week to become the first running
back in N.C. lo reach 4,000 career yards. He now
leads the nation in scoring and is sixth in rushing
nationally.
WCU to have bell tower?
by EDDIE YANDLE
Senate Reporter
A bill to build a campus clock in front of the
University Center passed through the senate Monday
night by acclamation.
lhe bill, sponsored bv Sen. Al Lagano and former
Sen. Joe Plan/, requested a campus clock and bell
tower be constructed because it would establish a set
universitv time, it would be visible to most people on
campus, and it would add beauty to the center of the
A favorable report was given the bill by Sen. Brenda
Harmen who reported for the University Services
Committee although the committee offered some
amendments.
One of the amendments was to make it a revolving
digital clock instead of a bell tower because many
senators felt that the hourly chines from the clock
would distrub people.
Sen. I.agano said he agreed t ie digital clock would
serve the purpose except. "1 real y don't know what it's
going to look like, except something you'd put in front
Turn to Page 3, please.
Inside today...
Mr. Tolleson and Mr. Lipford lead the nation in
recieving and scoring as Western prepares for battle
with ASU. See page 8 for details.
Robbie Vannoy psyched for Saturday's game... More
on Page 9.
s basketball teams batten down
n Pages 8 & 9.
UC offers a good deal on a swamp... See Page 13 for
when and how.
The Geologist's Revenge, on Page 7.
Dr. Stillion and June Benson study campus
obstacles to handicapped students, story on Page 3.
Carolinian Newsbriefs, Page 2.
Circle K shines, Nomad accepts, Flewellen
speaks, Mizerak shoots. English Club meets, and